SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Number one overall seed Sabrina Iqbal continues her strong play at the San Francisco City Women's Championship.

Iqbal, a former California State High School Champion, defeated Tiffany Cha 5&4 to advance to the semifinals. She will now face her toughest competitor yet in Ty Akabane of Danville, CA.

Akabane, a high school freshman, made it to the semi-finals of this event last year and has since qualifed for the U.S. Amateur last fall. Look for a great match between these two youngsters.

The other semifinal match will be between Belinda Hu and Sagee Palavivatana. Sagree is a recent Sacramento State graduate where she competed all four years. She'll look to use her experience to her advantage against the high school junior from San Ramon.

Open to the first 60 entries received. No index
required. Qualifying will consist of one 18-hole
stroke play round. Along with the defending
champion, who will hold the number two seed, the
low 15 scores will advance to the Women’s
Championship Flight. The next 16 contestants will be
seeded in the Juli Inkster Flight. Individual scores
will determine seeding for match play. Contestants
who don’t qualify for the Women’s Championship or
Inkster Flight will be refunded $125. Entrants who
are a no show will not be entitled to a refund. All
rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park Golf
Course. Those contestants who post the 32nd and
33rd low scores will be deemed alternate #1 and
#2,
respectively.

ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIPThe oldest municipal
tournament in the
USA.
Match
play event with scratch senior, women's
and
net
divisions. Past champions include Ken
Venturi,
George Archer, and Dorothy Delasin. Some
of
the
'non winners' include Tom Watson and
Johnny
Miller.
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wonderful
event.